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Prediction of flow pattern for the co‐current flow of gas and non‐newtonian liquid in horizontal pipes
Author(s) -
Chhabra R. P.,
Richardson J. F.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450620401
Subject(s) - flow (mathematics) , newtonian fluid , mechanics , non newtonian fluid , shear thinning , current (fluid) , work (physics) , two phase flow , geology , thermodynamics , materials science , physics , rheology
Abstract Previous work on delineating flow patterns for the horizontal two‐phase flow of gas and Newtonian liquid is briefly described. One of the flow pattern maps has been slightly adjusted to take account of the evidence from more recent studies. It is shown that physical properties of the system have relatively little influence on flow regime. It is then established that this map is also applicable when the liquid shows shear‐thinning non‐Newtonian properties.